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The Underground Railroad, in Iowa. By Jacob ¥an Sk.
Prom. The Palimpsest, Vol* II, No. 5^ May^ 1921.
Edited by John C. Parish^ Associate Elditor of The State Historical Society of Iowa Published. mo,nth{.ly by the Society, lowa Cit-y.
[p« 129] The ever-increasi ng number of fugitive slaves who sought to cross Iowa on, their way to freedom brought the Undergro'und Railroad into e,xistence. Heedless to say, it was not a subterranean railroad with high-speed, we 11-equipped, electric trains. The term "underground" was applied to the railroad, because of the secrecy of its operations and the mystery with which the ¥/hole system was shrouded. Its roadbed, was the ordinary high¬ ways of traffic. Its rolling stock consisted of the bu.ggies , oxcarts, wagons j and other vehicles at the com.mand of early Iowa settlers. Occasionall-y it was ¦possible to use the steam railroad as a-means of convey¬ ance, but more often passengers travelled from station to station on foot.
There were no well lighted and, comfortably furnished depots at freauent intervals along the line ^ nor was there a corps of persons who gained their livelihood by prom,oting the road or bj serving as [p. 1,30] conductors and engineers on trains* No fare was charged and the conductors, in man-y instances the most influential citizens, rendered

I Jmym. ^^ CyO^A.- ^^t-^ 0-^^'^-- w.^^-^^--^-^-h ^.^J
The Underground Railroad, in Iowa. By Jacob ¥an Sk.
Prom. The Palimpsest, Vol* II, No. 5^ May^ 1921.
Edited by John C. Parish^ Associate Elditor of The State Historical Society of Iowa Published. mo,nth{.ly by the Society, lowa Cit-y.
[p« 129] The ever-increasi ng number of fugitive slaves who sought to cross Iowa on, their way to freedom brought the Undergro'und Railroad into e,xistence. Heedless to say, it was not a subterranean railroad with high-speed, we 11-equipped, electric trains. The term "underground" was applied to the railroad, because of the secrecy of its operations and the mystery with which the ¥/hole system was shrouded. Its roadbed, was the ordinary high¬ ways of traffic. Its rolling stock consisted of the bu.ggies , oxcarts, wagons j and other vehicles at the com.mand of early Iowa settlers. Occasionall-y it was ¦possible to use the steam railroad as a-means of convey¬ ance, but more often passengers travelled from station to station on foot.
There were no well lighted and, comfortably furnished depots at freauent intervals along the line ^ nor was there a corps of persons who gained their livelihood by prom,oting the road or bj serving as [p. 1,30] conductors and engineers on trains* No fare was charged and the conductors, in man-y instances the most influential citizens, rendered